"I'm not the science type": Effect of an inquiry biology content course on preservice elementary teachers' intentions about teaching science

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 189-204

  Weld, Jeffrey ^a   Funk, Lucas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 25644436344     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10972-005-4860-2     Document Type: Review

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